Salt
by Earl Lovelace
- Publication
- First published 1996
- ISBNs
- 9780571192946, 9780571178490, 9780892552269
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A novel of Trinidad featuring Alford George, the son of a poor farm worker who rises above his class through sheer perseverance. He learns to speak properly by listening to broadcasts from England, studies hard to become a teacher, then turns activist to improve the educational system. That sends him into politics. By the author of The Wine of Astonishment.
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